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Title: Scion

Series: Supernaturals #3

Author: Kelly Oram

Publisher: Bluefields

Release Date: April 14, 2015

Other books in the series: Chameleon, Ungifted

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The Blurb:

Russ Devereaux used to have it all—loving father, beautiful best friend, a carefree life in a town he loved, and strong magic. He was the king of his happy universe. Five months ago, that life was taken from him. Do not pass Go. Do not collect two hundred dollars. 

He’s spent months fighting back and building himself a new life, in a new city, with new friends he now considers family. But suddenly, his new life might be in jeopardy of getting shot straight to hell just like the last one. Literally, this time. 

He’s discovered power inside of him—an ancient, dark power that he shouldn’t have, can’t explain, can’t control, and definitely needs to keep secret. He needs answers, but before he can get them, he finds himself arrested and on his way to face the supernatural council. The same council that stole everything from him the first time. 

As Russ struggles to keep his new power under wraps, his old life and he new one are about to collide and it’s bound to be explosive. He may not have all the answers he needs, but one thing is certain: he’ll be damned if anyone is taking his new life from him. That is, if he’s not just plain damned.

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Kelly is giving away 10 signed posters of the Scion cover, and one grand prize of all three books in the series so far (signed).Giveaway is international. To enter, help Kelly with her cover reveal by sharing the cover, passing along photo teasers, or making your social media profiles and avatars Russtastic. The more you share the better your chances of winning!

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Scion is the third book in Kelly Oram's Supernaturals series. Be sure to check out the first two books in the series, Chameleon, and Ungifted.

            

Kelly Oram wrote her first novel at age fifteen–a fan fiction about her favorite music group, The Backstreet Boys, for which family and friends still tease her. She's obsessed with reading, talks way too much, and loves to eat frosting by the spoonful. She lives outside of Phoenix, Arizona with her husband, four children, and a cat named Mr. Darcy.

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Blog Tour : Deviate by Tracy Clark

Deviate (The Light Key Trilogy #2)

by Tracy Clark 

Release Date: 03/03/15

Entangled Teen

Summary from Goodreads:

Tormented after a daring escape, Cora Sandoval must find a way to stop the Arrazi from murdering innocent people and from violating, using, and killing the Scintilla for their powers. She must also accept one bitter betrayal: Finn Doyle—the Irish boy who has both a piece of Cora's heart and soul—is Arrazi...

On the verge of extinction and sought by those who would either consume or destroy them,  Cora and the remaining Scintilla survivors must solve the mystery of The Light Key. If they fail, the truth will stay buried forever and mankind will pay the ultimate price.

No longer will she hide.

No longer will her loved ones be hunted.

And she will have her vengeance...even if she shatters her heart in the process.

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About the Author

Tracy Clark is a young-adult writer because she believes teens deserve to know how much they matter and that regardless of what they’re going through, they aren’t alone. In other words, she writes books for her teen self.

She grew up a “Valley Girl” in Southern California but now lives in her home state of Nevada, in a small town at the base of the Sierra Foothills. Her two children teach her the art of distraction and are a continuous source of great dialogue. She’s an unapologetic dog person who is currently owned by a cat.

Tracy was the recipient of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Work in Progress Grant. A two-time participant in the prestigious Nevada SCBWI Mentor Program where she was lucky enough to be mentored by bestselling author, Ellen Hopkins, who taught her so much about the art of writing and cured her of her ellipsis addiction.
Her debut novel was inspired by her enchantment with metaphysics as a teen, seeing it as the real magic in life. Tracy is a part-time college student, a private pilot, and an irredeemable dreamer.

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The Thorn and the Sinking Stone Blog Tour

The Thorn and the Sinking Stone

by C.J. Dushinski 

Release Date: March 2015

Entangled Teen

313 pages

Summary from Goodreads:

Warring families. Forbidden love. And danger they can’t escape…

Daggers. Roses. Cowboys. Boat Men. Survivors of Earth's Last War, four “families” vie to rule the dreary streets of Rain City through violence and blood. Valencia Hara, Princess of the wealthy Black Roses, is raised in warrior ways with sharpened steel. But she is no ordinary Rose. She is Cursed—tainted with the ability to see seconds into the future…

To avenge his father's death, Sebastian Leold, of the rival gang Two Daggers, must face off against the Black Princess, he with his dagger, she with her katana sword. Yet a secret from a shared past leaves him unable to kill beautiful Valencia; nor can she kill him. For they once knew each other beyond their blood feud…and they have more secrets in common than they know.

But in a world filled with vengeance and violence, there can be no room for love…

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As soon as I started reading this I felt like I stepped into a Romeo and Juliet story with a futuristic/dystopian spin. Yes,I'm a huge Romeo and Juliet fan so I captivated by this right right away! The Earth was devastated by war.Survivors of different nations came together in what is now Rain City.Now after much bloodshed the city is broken into four sections ruled by four different families.The top two families,the Two Daggers and the Black Roses, have been stuck in a constant war,always wanting tit for tat and demanding blood for blood.Revenge always their game,but when revenge for the death of leader and father of Leold,which was in turn revenge for the death of the Hara family leader and father,things don't go as plan. When the Black Princess and the middle brother,one of the Dagger Prince,are thrown into battle (see what I mean by forever fighting,this is a never-ending family feud but what else do you expect from a rendition of Romeo and Juliet?)their lives become more at risk than just from each other.The city Watchmen catch wind of the street fight and if the Black Princess is captured and discovered to be Cursed,it will be the end of her life as she knows it or even end of her life period.But there are more than just her that are hiding their Cursed status,and an uneasy alliance to keep all safe from discovery and capture is the biggest risk that can ultimately prove their greatest downfall. And for two of these love they never anticipated may either destroy or save them.

About the Author

While attempting to navigate life as a responsible human being, CJ graduated from university with a B.Comm and worked her way along as marketer, copywriter, and graphic designer to earn a paycheck while pursing her passion for creating fantastical stories set in dark and wondrous corners of the world.  Born amongst the wheat fields and open skies of the Canadian prairies, CJ’s imagination has always run wild, taking her on adventures across the world from modeling in Seoul, South Korea to backpacking through Europe and surfing (poorly) in Hawaii.

After wandering through ancient cities and civilizations, learning from diverse cultures, and surrounding herself in new experiences, CJ was inspired and began work on her debut Young Adult novel THE THORN AND THE SINKING STONE, to be published by Entangled Publishing 2014/15. CJ currently resides in Calgary, Alberta Canada – home of the Canadian Rockies – and keeps one hand on her passport and pen at all times, ready to pick up, see the world, and weave her experiences into stories. 

CJ is represented by Marlene Stringer of the Stringer Literary Agency LLC.

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The Thorn and the Sinking Stone

by C.J. Dushinski 

Release Date: March 2015

Entangled Teen

313 pages

Summary from Goodreads:

Warring families. Forbidden love. And danger they can’t escape…

Daggers. Roses. Cowboys. Boat Men. Survivors of Earth's Last War, four “families” vie to rule the dreary streets of Rain City through violence and blood. Valencia Hara, Princess of the wealthy Black Roses, is raised in warrior ways with sharpened steel. But she is no ordinary Rose. She is Cursed—tainted with the ability to see seconds into the future…

To avenge his father's death, Sebastian Leold, of the rival gang Two Daggers, must face off against the Black Princess, he with his dagger, she with her katana sword. Yet a secret from a shared past leaves him unable to kill beautiful Valencia; nor can she kill him. For they once knew each other beyond their blood feud…and they have more secrets in common than they know.

But in a world filled with vengeance and violence, there can be no room for love…

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The Thorn and the Sinking Stone – 5 Sources of Inspiration

Along the way the story of the Thorn and the Sinking Stone changed quite a bit from one draft to the next, inspired by one source or another. Here are the top five sources of inspiration that helped me craft the Thorn and the Sinking Stone to what it is today:

1)      Romeo & Juliet: This shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone who has already read the story. The Thorn and the Sinking Stone was heavily inspired by Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Two warring families, young, forbidden love… the general plot is true to the play. I’ve always loved Romeo and Juliet, like a lot of people, and I wondered what the story would be like told in a similar place several hundreds of years later, given similar circumstance and a whole new set of rules. And since Baz Lurhman is one of my favourite movie directors, of course I was inspired by his modern twist on the classic tale. Something about his version with guns and fast cars with a dark setting really inspired the world that Valencia and Sebastian call home.

2)      Gangs of New York: One of my favourite movies. It follows a similar storyline to Romeo and Juliet, in the forbidden romance category, but focuses heavily on the immigrant gangs of 19^th century New York and the violence between them as they battled for territory. When I started to think about Sebastian and Valencia and their families, Gangs of New York constantly seemed to come to mind. This was how I imagined the settling of a new city after a major world war would be, with all types of religions and cultures clashing while struggling in chaos to find a place in the new world together. And in the middle of it all, young love still finds a way to thrive.

3)      The Decemberists’ Valencia: I talk about this song by the Decembrists in a playlist post I wrote as well, since the title alone was obvious inspiration for the story and the main character. The song itself, I can only assume, was inspired by Romeo and Juliet, which in turn inspired me. In fact, this is where it really all began. Not with the Shakespearian original or Baz Lurhman’s interpretation, but with this song. The rest drew from the lyrics. I won’t quote them here, but a quick read of them will showcase exactly how the Thorn and the Sinking Stone took shape from the very first seed of inspiration.

4)      Kristin Cashore’s Graceling: I try not to draw from other writer’s works for inspiration very often, but sometimes it just creeps in subtly when I am reading something I love and certain elements seem to just flow harmoniously into my work. It’s usually not until later that I realize it happened at all. In this case, it was Kristin Cashore’s novel Graceling and the unique ability she gave her female lead. I wanted Valencia to be strong, a warrior, and I knew where I was going with the overall concept of the Curses, but not exactly how to bring them to life. I didn’t want them to be big and exaggerated and overtake the story. I wanted them to be a woven addition, keeping the love story central. It was while I was reading Graceling that it clicked for me—that Valencia’s Curse didn’t have to be drastic or overtly powerful, it just had to be advantageous and complimentary to her skill with the Katana, similar to Kristin’s approach in Graceling.

5)      George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones: Again, I try not to draw too much from other writer’s work, but it does happen organically I find, especially if I am reading something while writing my own work. In this case, after the final draft of the Thorn and the Sinking Stone was done, I noticed that the family dynamics of the different houses in George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones managed to inspire the warring families in my own story. I was trying to capture the essence of the many shades of good and evil and right and wrong into both the Two Daggers and the Black Roses, a very difficult thing to do in reality, especially in the 300 or so pages I was trying to stick to. I wanted none of the families to be the good guys or the bad guys. They’re all good and bad, right and wrong, in their own way, each doing what they believe is necessary in order to survive and take care of their own while coping with so many differences between them. George does such an incredible job of this in his series with the Lannisters, Starks, and other families in the world he created. I could never capture the intricacies of his relationships, they are so, so good, and have taken thousands of pages of development to get there, but I did find that they helped shade in some of the grey areas I had when writing the characters within the Black Roses an Two Daggers.

There are so many other things that inspired the Thorn and the Sinking Stone, from paintings to memories to people, but these are the ones that stuck out the most when I sat down to write this post. It always amazing me how creation inspires further creation. So thank you to all of those who inspired me. Without you, my story would not be what it is.  

About the Author

While attempting to navigate life as a responsible human being, CJ graduated from university with a B.Comm and worked her way along as marketer, copywriter, and graphic designer to earn a paycheck while pursing her passion for creating fantastical stories set in dark and wondrous corners of the world.  Born amongst the wheat fields and open skies of the Canadian prairies, CJ’s imagination has always run wild, taking her on adventures across the world from modeling in Seoul, South Korea to backpacking through Europe and surfing (poorly) in Hawaii.

After wandering through ancient cities and civilizations, learning from diverse cultures, and surrounding herself in new experiences, CJ was inspired and began work on her debut Young Adult novel THE THORN AND THE SINKING STONE, to be published by Entangled Publishing 2014/15. CJ currently resides in Calgary, Alberta Canada – home of the Canadian Rockies – and keeps one hand on her passport and pen at all times, ready to pick up, see the world, and weave her experiences into stories. 

CJ is represented by Marlene Stringer of the Stringer Literary Agency LLC.

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Red

by Alyxandra Harvey 

Release Date: March 2015

Entangled Teen

Summary from Goodreads:

Bad girls burn hot…

Red is the color of Kia Alcott's hair.
It's her temper, which blazes hot and always gets Kia into way too much trouble.
And it's the color of fire. Fires that Kia can start…just by thinking about them.

When her latest “episode” gets her kicked out of school, Kia is shipped off to her grandmother, who works for the wealthy Blackwoods. It's an estate shrouded in secrets, surrounded by rules, and presided over by a family that is far from normal…including the gorgeous and insolent Ethan Blackwood.

Ethan knows far more about the dangers of the forest surrounding the estate than Kia can ever imagine. For this forest has teeth, and Ethan is charged with protecting the outside world from its vicious mysteries.

But inside, even the most vibrant shade of red doesn't stand a chance against the dark secrets of the Blackwood family… 

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Alyxandra Harvey lives in a stone Victorian house in Ontario, Canada with a few resident ghosts who are allowed to stay as long as they keep company manners. She loves medieval dresses, used to be able to recite all of The Lady of Shalott by Tennyson, and has been accused, more than once, of being born in the wrong century. She believes this to be mostly true except for the fact that she really likes running water, women’s rights, and ice cream.

Among her favourite books are ‘The Wood Wife’ by Terri Windling, ‘Jane Eyre’ by Charlotte Bronte, and of course, ‘Pride and Prejudice’ by Jane Austen. Elizabeth Bennet is her hero because she’s smart and sassy, and Mr. Darcy is, well, yum.

Aside from the ghosts, she also lives with husband and their dogs. She likes cinnamon lattes, tattoos and books.

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The Ring of Ice around Feyland has been shattered.

The original Dark Fey, known in the mortal world, in the Land Beyond the Crystal River, as a bloodsucker, an undead, a vampire...Queen Neriti has entered, bringing with her the darkness of the human world.

The world of magic will collide with the human world.

Empress of Feyland, Breena Malloy, half-fey and half-human, will once again be forced to fight a war she is against...only this time, it will take place not only in Feyland, but also in the Land Beyond the Crystal River, otherwise known as the human world.

Her love, King Kian of Feyland will fight besides her, along with her loyal Prince of Wolves, Logan.

New allies will be formed, and new enemies revealed. Can the denizens of Feyland and Empress Breena trust the vampires and gifted humans on the trail of Queen Neriti? Jaegar Greystone, an ancient vampire with the beautiful Kalina Calloway, a human girl with vampire powers?

Or are they part of Queen Neriti's evil plan for revenge against all?

Ring of Ice is a full-length novel in a 3-book Trilogy called the Frost Worlds Trilogy: Beyond the Crystal River. It is a new series based on the characters from the Bitter Frost Series and from The PULSE Vampire Series.

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All her life, Breena had always dreamed about fairies as though she lived among them...beautiful fairies living among mortals and living in Feyland. In her dreams, he was always there the breathtakingly handsome but dangerous Winter Prince, Kian, who is her intended. When Breena turns sixteen, she begins seeing fairies and other creatures mortals don't see. Her best friend Logan suddenly acts very protective. Then she sees Kian, who seems intent on finding her and carrying her off to Feyland. That's fine and all, but for the fact that humans rarely survive a trip to Feyland, a kiss from a fairy generally means death to the human unless that human has fairy blood in them or is very strong, and although Kian seemed to be her intended, he seems to hate her and wants her dead.

About Kailin Gow

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Kailin Gow's life is sometimes more fascinating and stranger than fiction, which is being chronicled in a feature film based on a treatment optioned and in development for a release date of 2018. (IMDB.com - The Colorful Worlds of Kailin Gow 2018). Her true life experiences as a world traveler where she has traveled to over 25 countries, logging hundreds of thousands of miles, absorbing the cultures and collecting stories relating to places and the romance of the land, and incidents in her personal life, has inspired her to write and publish over 170 books with over 30 series.

She is noted as an indie pioneer, as one of the first to publish in 2001. Breaking stereotypes, her books has crossed traditional and indie lines, gaining recognition in schools and libraries, as well as the indie community. Her action adventure young adult fantasy series, The Frost Series, an ALA YALSA Reader's Choice Nominated book series - had been optioned by an international film company and is currently in development as a game and a film at http://www.facebook.com/thefrostseries. Five of her fantasy/action adventure series have been optioned to be made into worldwide games.

Kailin Gow has been known in The World Journal, an international newspaper, to be a phenomenon. She was profiled on the homepage of Amazon.com as an Author Success Story who overcame personal obstacles to become a bestselling author, appeared as one of Amazon's top authors for the Kindle Fire launch release, and is one of the earliest indie authors who have sold over a million books. She writes for Fast Company as a publishing expert, had appeared on a major network Television News as a bestselling author who writes fiction and non-fiction with a social conscious, and has made speeches and appearances across the U.S. and on top 15 national radio regarding self-esteem and issues relating to women.

Kailin Gow was an invited speaker and signing author at Book Expo America (BEA)2014.

Having experienced bullying firsthand and slander as a woman, Kailin Gow is an active advocate against bullying in the workplace and in schools. She has written Shy Girls Social Club Handbook Against Bullying and has helped launch Stories for Amanda where all proceeds go towards the Amanda Todd Foundation against bullying. She has written several books with the theme of abuse towards women and children, especially the steamy international bestselling The Protégé Series, which launched a book club initiative in battered women's shelters and won The Indie Excellence Awards at NIEA for Erotica in 2014.

She holds a Masters Degree in Communications Management from The University of Southern California, and degrees in Drama and Social Ecology.

She resides in the American West with her husband and daughter, but had lived for a decade in Texas, and briefly in England. Besides being a full-time author, she volunteers for many organizations, is active in church helping build homes for the homeless and visit orphanages. A voracious reader, when she is not writing, she loves reading an entire series in one sitting! She spends way too much time on Facebook than she is supposed to at http://www.facebook.com/kailingowbooks, but loves meeting new people from all walks of life.

She has over 30 Series, written under Kailin Gow, and more under her middle grade, women's fiction, and mystery pen names:

***For 16 and up***

The Frost Series - COMPLETED. Bitter Frost Series Consists of 8 full-length novels. The Wolf Fey Series - COMPLETED. Consists of 2 full-length novels and one novella. Fairy Rose Chronicles - age 13 and up. The PULSE Series - Next Book - Blood Ring (PULSE #9), releasing due to readers' demand to continue the series. Consists of 9 full-length novels and one novella. FADE Series - COMPLETED. ALL Full-length novels. DESIRE Series - All Full-length novels. Last Book, FRENZY - 2015. Fire Wars Series - All Full-length novels. Alchemists Academy - All Full-length novels. Wordwick Games - All Full-length novels. Wicked Woods Series - COMPLETED. Consists of 5 full-length novels. Steampunk Scarlett - All Full-length novels. The Phantom Diaries - All Full-length novels. Last Book, DARK VICTORY - 2015. Stoker Sisters - All Full-length novels. Last Book, SISTER OF THE STRIGOIS - 2015.

Beyond Crystal River - 2015 NEW SERIES.

SHADES - 2015 NEW SERIES. This is a high concept psychological thriller.

***For 18 and up (New Adult/Coming of Age)***

Loving Summer - All full-length novels. The Donovan Brothers - All full-length novels. Saving You Saving Me (You & Me Trilogy)- COMPLETED. Consists of 3 Full-length novels. Never Knights - COMPLETED. Consists of 3 Full-length novels. Rock Hard Love Hard - 1st book, Rock Hard Love Hard is now Available.

Sawyer House Chronicles (Spin-off of You & Me Trilogy) - Coming in 2015 Canvas - Coming in 2015

***For 18 and up (Adult/Steamy Romance)***

The Protege - COMPLETED. 3 Full-length novels. Master Chefs - COMPLETED. Consists of 3 Full-length novels. The Blue Room (Spin-off of Never Knights Trilogy) - Romantic Suspense. Barely Legal (Spin-off of The Protégé) - Romantic Suspense. The Oyster House - Artistic Romantic Thriller set in Hong Kong and England. - Coming in 2015.

For information on the series, new series and new book releases, contests, appearances, KG-Convergences, and more, sign up at http://www.KailinGowBooks.com.